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Following Moody’s suit, US ratings agency Fitch’s economic analysts have opted to lower “Israel’s” credit rating given the current wartime conditions, unless persuaded otherwise in last-minute discussions with senior economic officials to delay the downgrade, the Israeli Ynet news website reported on Thursday. In early February, Moody’s downgraded “Israel’s” credit rating due to the impact …
In a really upsetting twist at the United Nations, people are scratching their heads and feeling pretty frustrated with the United States for not supporting a plan to make Israel leave the place where Palestinians live. The International Court of Justice is spending a whole week talking about this, and lots of countries, 52 to …
A document warning of an extreme war scenario in the North and recommending preparations for several days of electricity blackout circulated among Justice Ministry employees on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the National Emergency Authority urged all government ministries to develop plans for a week-long blackout, anticipating a large-scale exercise said to occur in mid-February. Similar letters were …
Turkish authorities have detained 34 people on suspicion of engaging in espionage activities and planning abductions on behalf of the Israel’s Mossad spy agency, security sources say. Officials said Friday 57 addresses were raided in Istanbul and seven other provinces, resulting in the capture of the suspects, while they were still searching for 12 more …
Iran’s Guards attack Israel’s ‘espionage centers’ in Iraq, state media says https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-eas…024-01-15/ Jan 16 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the “espionage headquarters” of Israel in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, state media reported late on Monday, while the elite force said they also struck in Syria against the Islamic State. “Ballistic missiles were …
Jan. 11 (UPI) — South Africa’s case alleging genocide by Israel in Gaza got underway Thursday morning in The Hague with Pretoria seeking an emergency ruling ordering Israel to “cease killing and causing serious mental and bodily harm to Palestinian people in Gaza.” The three-hour “indication of provisional measures” hearing in the International Court of …
We got attacked, me and my colleague Aaron Mate, at The Grayzone. We got attacked in The Nation by Katha Pollitt, who’s sort of the voice of the Democratic Party, pro-Hillary feminism, for challenging Israel’s Hamas mass rape October 7th propaganda. h/t AndyS62
Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, delivering a landmark decision that threatens to reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country’s ongoing war against Hamas. The planned overhaul sparked months of mass protests, threatened to trigger a constitutional crisis between the …
Guardian: Israel has failed The British Guardian newspaper writes that Israel lost the war, but Netanyahu and his radical cabinet do not want to admit it. pic.twitter.com/G4F9WIwrZz — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) December 23, 2023 via theguardian: Until recently the war narrative on Gaza has been very largely controlled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and …
by Chris Black Some 560 children were killed in 18 months in Russia’s war with Ukraine whereas 8,000 children have been killed in just two and a half months in Israel’s war with Gaza. Russia’s war is killing an average of 31 children a month, whereas Israel’s war is killing an average of 3,200 children …
by Chris Black The blood of the women and children slaughtered in Gaza by Israel is on the hands of Americans. The government exists because the American people allow it to exist. That is, on some level, victim-blaming, but it’s also just true. Watch the moment the US vetoes the UN resolution calling for a …
A couple of points here. We give a good bunch of money every year as a matter of course. Just because they haven’t spent money earmarked for war doesn’t mean it hasn’t been approved, sent or received. Israel is literally dominating in their war with Hamas after being brutally attacked killing thousands of innocent people, …
by Chris Black Israel has now bombed Lebanon and Syria while massacring civilians in Gaza. Are these nations not entitled to go to war with them? How is trying to bomb the airport of a neighboring state self-defense? Make no mistake: America is a vassal state of Israel. BREAKING: Israel launches airstrikes on several border …
Israel’s conflict with Hamas, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the rise of China have brought a boom for weapons makers and a chance for Washington to build closer military ties to other countries.20 hours ago Israel’s conflict with Hamas, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the rise of China have brought a boom for weapons makers …
by Georgeo57 Under international law, occupying powers are obligated to ensure the basic necessities of the occupied population, including food, water, and fuel supplies. The Fourth Geneva Convention, which is part of the Geneva Conventions, states that “occupying powers shall ensure the supply of food and medical supplies to the occupied territory, and in particular …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtx2Zoxfers 🔴#Hamas warns residents of Israel’s #Ashkelon and says they have until 5:00 p.m. to leave.#Gaza Israel-Hamas War #HamasMassacre #Isreal #Gaza #AlAqsaFlood #भाजपा_आने_वाली_है #PAKvSL #MiaKhalifa Pannu #WorldMentalHealthDay #อิสราเอล #IsraelPalestineWar #Iran Israel Eden Hazard pic.twitter.com/GYUuVWZcUw — SSJ (@SSJGeoInsight) October 10, 2023 https://twitter.com/diplomaticbytes/status/1711720178893947185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/manniefabian/status/1711715146723123583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/BeautifulP69838/status/1711718895726293254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw AC
The massive, complex attack on Israel on Saturday by militants from Gaza Strip stunned Israelis, who watched in horror as fighters easily bypassed one of the world’s most advanced security systems. At least 900 people have been killed in Israel and more than 2,600 wounded. More than 100 people have been taken captive. Israel has …
by Chris Black I see the second front in World War III opened up overnight. The fighting started in Ukraine over a year ago now. Israel is about to use this as an excuse to go to war with Iran. How long will it be now until China invades Taiwan? We’re about to be engulfed …
BREAKING: Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir just axed a ton of #guncontrol for the security of their free state. TRANSLATION BELOW ⤵️ Today I directed the Firearms Licensing Division to go on an emergency operation, in order to allow as many citizens as… https://t.co/HT0LmR3H1Q — Aidan Johnston (@RealGunLobbyist) October 8, 2023 הנחתי היום את …
The U.S. Aircraft Carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) as well as the other Ships in Carrier Strike Group 12 which includes Ticonderoga-Class Cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60), as well as Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers USS Ramage (DDG-61), USS McFaul (DDG-74), and USS Thomas Hudner… pic.twitter.com/FlV1tJT8DO — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 8, 2023 Hamas launched the biggest attack …